Reed Elementary Mission Statement

It is the mission of Reed Elementary to develop the whole child and empower him/her to be a productive citizen. We will accomplish this by ensuring a safe, supportive environment and maintaining high academic expectations.

Reed Elementary Vision Statement

To achieve our mission, Reed staff will:

• base instructional decisions on data and research
• provide high expectations and rigorous curriculum
• practice differentiation
• offer diverse programs
• establish a collaborative culture
• implement school-wide behavior management model

Reed Elementary Value Statements

Base Instructional decisions on data and research

• We will work in learning communities to create common assessments, analyze data, and use the results to drive instruction
• We will seek out professional learning opportunities to meet the needs of our students.

Provide high expectations and rigorous curriculum

• We will provide high academic and behaviorally expectations.
• We will value instructional time.
• We will provide multiple opportunities and offer many means of production to ensure student success.
• We will teach students an ethic of excellence and high quality workmanship.
• We will communicate vertically and horizontally to establish and share expectations.

Practice Differentiation

• We will provide instruction by varying the process, content, and product to meet individual student’s needs.

Offer Diverse Opportunities:

• We will communicate with all teachers in an effort to integrate our curriculum and best serve our students.
• We will promote cultural appreciation in the classroom as well as in the visual and performing arts.

Implement a school-wide behavior management model:

• We will communicate and teach, using common language, school-wide behavior expectations.
• We will work with students to create a classroom culture that values citizenship, independence, and responsibility.